Raymond Lemieux
Canadian chemist (1920-2000) · Canada · Scientists · Died at 80
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Something wrong?Raymond Urgel Lemieux, CC, AOE, FRS was a Canadian organic chemist, who pioneered many discoveries in the field of chemistry, his first and most famous being the synthesis of sucrose.
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Raymond Urgel Lemieux, CC, AOE, FRS was a Canadian organic chemist, who pioneered many discoveries in the field of chemistry, his first and most famous being the synthesis of sucrose. His contributions include the discovery of the anomeric effect and the development of general methodologies for the synthesis of saccharides still employed in the area of carbohydrate chemistry. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Royal Society (England), and a recipient of the prestigious Albert Einstein World Award of Science and Wolf Prize in Chemistry.
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Chi-Huey WongBoth received Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry
Victoria KaspiBoth received Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and EngineeringRonald GillespieBoth received Chemical Institute of Canada MedalSamuel J. DanishefskyBoth received Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate ChemistrySajeev JohnBoth received Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
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